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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 310242, member: 11521&quot;]Very simply you get a punch with a reverse image of the letters (or image) you want to stamp into coins. Then you strike the stamp (e.g., with a hammer) driving the stamp into the coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Chinese counterstamped US Trade Dollars as an indication of the silver content. In the middle of the 19th century many merchants counterstamped coins with their advertising. Go to eBay and search US coins for &quot;counterstamp&quot;. There are usually a few listed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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